Music and Lyrics (2007)

Despite this contrived "cute meet," the film, to its great credit, deftly avoids many possible rom-com tropes in favor of organic, character-driven conflicts and comic situations. Alex and Sophie fall in love, struggle over their song, and wrestle with their own respective resistance to romantic happiness, while simultaneously coping with the frustrations of the creative process and the demands of the music industry. The two leads (aided by great comic sidekick turns from Brad Garrett and Kristen Johnston) manage to pull all this off with a lightness of touch that makes the characters' vulnerability appealing and not pathetic. The original songs by Adam Schlesinger (the go-to guy for singer-songwriter film music) is

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Hugh Grant Bridget Jones's Diary, Notting Hill, Love Actually Brad Garrett Ratatouille, Finding Nemo, A Bug's Life Drew Barrymore Scream, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Charlie's Angels Kristen Johnston The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, Nobody Knows Anything!, Strangers with Candy Scott Porter Prom Night, Speed Racer Nick Bacon The Right Way Andrew W. Blakemore [more]

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